Impeachment panel rules judge be dismissed for harassing woman

Impeachment panel rules judge be dismissed for harassing woman

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Shimoyama, a judge at the Utsunomiya District Court, arrives at a House of Councillors building in Tokyo on Dec. 24 to attend the second session of the parliamentary Judges Impeachment Court. The court issued a ruling for the dismissal of Shimoyama, who was convicted of harassment for sending threatening e-mails to a female subordinate.

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